I am crazy for thrift stores here in the states and am heading out for 2 weeks in Paris, south of France,and Tuscany...any idea if there is such a thing there? I heard that googleing "mercato dell usato" might help, but can't seem to find any listings of stores...just a kind of "craig's list"...would love any suggestions! mille grazie!
Posted by
Seattle
223 posts
Paris has a fantastic flea market, called the marché aux puces (MAR-shay O poose). I can't remember its location, but it's LARGE so your hotelier will know where it is located.
Posted by
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
241 posts
In the Santa Croce church area of Florence (and I suppose elsewhere) we found a 'dollar store.' It's proper name was the 99cent store.
Posted by
lake wylie, sc, usa
5 posts
Esther,
I'm like you...crazy about thrift stores. European ones are the best, because you see such funky stuff we don't have here....YET.
I did a quick Google on "thrift store Paris" and "best thrift shopping Paris" and "thrift stores in France" etc. Here's a few links to get you started.
http://www.parislogue.com/travel-tips/consignment-shopping-in-paris.html
http://gofrance.about.com/od/parisattractions/a/parisshopping.htm
http://gridskipper.com/travel/paris/paris-consignment-shopping-237139.php
I'm not much for consignment shopping, having found they are pricey. I'd rather root and pick and peak and search through bins and racks and boxes of crap. Finding a cool item that way is...well, it's like heroin to an addict.
Good luck,
Sheree